Maui Community College
Course Outline
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Alpha and Number
Management 300
MGT 300
Course Title
Principles of Management
Credits
3
Date of Outline
October 1, 2003
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Course Description
Introduces activities and skills needed to
successfully manage both domestic and
international organizations with an emphasis on
decision making. Includes communication, work
motivation, group dynamics, leadership and
organizational change, conflict, personality, and
teamwork. Relates these concepts to performance,
job satisfaction, and organizational commitment.
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Contact Hours/Type
3 hours/lecture
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Prerequisites
PSY 100 or SOC 100, or consent
Corequisites
Recommended Preparation
APPROVED BY
DATE
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General Course Objectives
This course presents organizational behavior, leadership, and management concepts with
emphasis on individual and organizational behavioral requirements. Helps the student
manage his/her behavior in the context of required organizational behavior.
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Student Learning Outcomes
For assessment purposes, these are linked to # 7 – Recommended Course Content
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to
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identify a manager and explain his/her role in the domestic and international
business environments;
assess and quantify the ethical culture of an organization;
identify and define problems within an organization;
explain the cause of a problem and recommend alternative solutions;
develop a strategic plan for an organization, including an outline, and identify the
planning tool that should be used;
explain SWOT analysis and how it fits into the strategic plan for an organization
develop a vision and mission statement;
draw various organizational charts for a businesses and explain their strengths and
weaknesses;
demonstrate how a company might install a network-based organization;
explain lines of authority, departmentalization, job specialization, delegation and
decentralization, coordination, and span of control;
explain reasons for change within an organization, how to implement the change,
and be able to identify what went wrong during the implementation of the change
list the various methods of managing personal conflict and ethical issues;
write a job description;
prepare a recruiting plan and demonstrate how to recruit needed employees;
explain correct and incorrect ways to interview, train, and discipline employees;
identify leadership styles and explain the traits and skills required to be an
effective leader;
develop a behavior management program for a particular job;
define motivation and identify ways to increase motivation among workers;
identify communication barriers that can be found in an organization;
list and explain what managers can do to improve interpersonal communications;
analyze a team situation, including the level of employee involvement in a team,
and list reasons why the team is performing effectively or not;
conduct a productive group decision-making meeting;
identify the key elements necessary for effective control;
list specific feed forward, concurrent, and feedback controls a manager can use to
control an activity;
explain the traits needed to become an entrepreneur;
conduct an informal business feasibility study and recommend a startup structure
for a domestic or international business;
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list and explain the socio cultural, legal/political, and ethical errors managers
make when expanding abroad; and
specify the basic global strategy and organizational structure a manager should
pursue when expanding abroad and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Recommended Course Content and Approximate Time Spent on Each Topic
Linked to # 6 – Student Learning Outcomes
1-2 Weeks:
Managing in a Cultural and Ethical Environment (a, b)
1-2 Weeks:
Decision Making (c, d)
1-2 Weeks:
Planning Process and Strategic Management (e, f, g)
1-2 Weeks:
Organizing and Organizational Structures (h, i, j)
1-2 Weeks:
Managing Organizational Change (k, l)
1-2 Weeks
Staffing and Human Resource Management (m, n, o)
1-2 Weeks:
Leadership and Communication (k, l, o, p, s, t)
1-2 Weeks:
Individual Behavior and Motivation (p, q, r)
1-2 Weeks:
Managing Groups and Teams (l, u, v)
1-2 Weeks:
Control and Commitment (w, x)
1-2 Weeks:
Managing Entrepreneurial Organizations (y, z)
1-2 Weeks:
Managing in a Global Environment (p, t, aa, bb)
0-2 Weeks
Special Topics (a – bb)
Text and Materials, Reference Materials, Auxiliary Materials and Content
Appropriate text(s) and materials will be chosen at the time the course is offered from
those currently available in the field. Examples include
Text(s):
Organizational Behavior, Kreitner & Kinicki, 5th edition, 2001, Mc Graw Hill.
Managemen, Gary Dessler, 3rd Ed., 2004, Prentice Hall.
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Material:
Text(s) may be supplemented with:
Accompanying practice set if available
Articles and/or handouts prepared by the instructor
Magazine or newspaper articles
Other
Appropriate films, videos or internet sites
Television programs
Guest speakers
Other instructional aids
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Recommended Course Requirements and Evaluation
Specific course requirements are at the discretion of the instructor at the time the course
is being offered. Suggested requirements might include, but are not limited to
Examinations (written and/or oral)
In-class exercises
Homework
Quizzes
Projects/research
Attendance and/or class participation
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40-80%
0-30%
0-30%
0-30%
0-40%
0-20%
Methods of Instruction
Instructional methods vary considerable with instructors and specific instructional
methods will be at the discretion of the instructor teaching the course. Suggested
techniques might include, but are not limited to
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Quizzes and other tests with feedback and discussion;
Lectures and class discussions;
Problem solving;
PowerPoint presentations;
Videos, DVDs, CD-ROMs;
Guest speakers;
Group activities;
Oral reports and other student presentations;
Games and simulations;
Homework assignments such as
- Reading, or watching, and writing summaries and reactions to accounting
issues in the media including newspapers, video, magazines, journals;
- Lectures, web-based material, and other sources;
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- Annual report activities;
- Reading text and reference material and answering discussion questions;
- Research environmental issues, and problems;
Web-based assignments and activities;
Reflective journals;
Group and/ or individual research projects with reports or poster presentations;
Study logs and study groups;
Service-Learning, community service, and/or civic engagement projects and
other contemporary learning techniques (such as problem-based learning).